Chapter 295: The First Battle
In the evening, the sky was slightly overcast.
After a long-distance attack, the attack aircraft group of the Dark Star finally stepped into the stage of northern Afghanistan.
Flying at the front was the No. 01 Raptor fighter piloted by Lin Tao.
The F22 Raptor fighter is recognized as the most powerful multi-role fighter in service, with its excellent stealth performance, flexible maneuverability, and precision strike capabilities, and its combat effectiveness is unique in the world. Any good pilot is desperate to fly this fighter.
Call.
Piloting the F22 fighter, a battle is about to break out, and Lin Tao is indescribably excited.
"All crews pay attention, keep flying at low altitude, and pay attention to concealment." Lin Tao shouted.
Several provinces in northern Afghanistan are in chaos, and they are subjected to the wanton bombardment of the US military every day, causing Karzai's troops to flee in all directions, and they do not dare to take the lead. Because of its absolute air supremacy, the US military has no scruples in this battlefield and has already achieved absolute superiority.
Didi! Didi! Didi!
I saw--
Two red dots flashed on the radar screen, constantly flashing red.
This is an American warplane!
"Watch for secrecy!"
Lin Tao stubbornly resisted the desire to shoot down the enemy plane, and solemnly ordered, this time their mission is to reconnoiter the battlefield and seize air supremacy over Facharbad, and ensure the rapid repair and control of the air base in Facharbad. It's not worth exposing yourself too early.
The detection radar of the Raptor fighter is at a great distance and can detect the enemy at a distance of two hundred miles, while it is almost impossible for an enemy aircraft to detect it at such a distance.
The group pounced on Facchabad.
The enemy plane on the radar screen did not react in particular, and Lin Tao's tense nerves relaxed. A relaxed smile is revealed. "Whew. Fortunately, it was an F16 fighter, and if it encountered an American Raptor fighter, it would not be so easy to dodge, and it seems that the luck is good. ”
……
Rumble.
"Oh......" Wells screamed excitedly as he piloted an F16 fighter jet and watched his escort bombers rain down bombs in rows.
The sound of a violent explosion was accompanied by the flash of fire. This excited Wells, who was thrilled to think that the enemy had been bombed so badly that there were no bones left. Perhaps this is a sick habit he has developed over many years on the battlefields of Afghanistan.
……
Sou.
A missile burst out like lightning.
"Oh God. Where did this damn missile fly out. Didn't Benjamin's and son say that the anti-aircraft missile threat had been cleared......" Wells, who was laughing, was warned that the landline was locked by the missile, and immediately scolded, hurriedly fired decoy bombs, and then seriously drove the fighter plane to dodge. At the moment he thought that it was an anti-aircraft missile that locked on him, because there was no shadow of an enemy aircraft on the radar screen at all.
"Oh no!"
Rumble.
The F16 fighter turned into a flash of fire in an instant, and scattered wreckage was sprinkled from the sky.
"Whew. This American pilot was really not lazy, he actually dodged a missile attack. Lin Tao secretly admired, if he hadn't launched another missile, maybe he would have escaped by this guy." Eliminate threats from the sky. In the sea, your fleet of fighters is responsible for alert support. Prevent the Yankees' F22 fighters from coming to support. ”
"Understood!"
Darkstar dispatched twenty-four Raptor fighters, but the first four battle groups to join the battle, sixteen fighters, and the other eight fighters were responsible for escorting the transport aircraft formation.
Just two minutes.
A total of eight American F16 fighters responsible for escorting the escort were wiped out cleanly, and not a single one escaped. The gap between the F16 fighters and the F22 fighters is too big, even if they abandon the bombers to escape alone, they can't escape the ruthless pursuit of the Shadow Star Air Force.
At this time.
Lin Tao swept the entire airspace and found no fighter activity.
He knew that this time it was the US military that was careless, and that the US military had swept away the threat of Karzai's air defense missiles, and thought that it had completely mastered the air supremacy of this battlefield, and that the fighters sent to escort the escort were all handed over to the backward F16 fighters, and that not a single Raptor fighter plane was dispatched at all.
Why?
Why does the United States not use Raptor fighters, but send backward F16 fighters to escort it.
There are many reasons for this.
One is that the U.S. military has a limited number of Raptor fighters, especially on the battlefield in Afghanistan, there are less than 100 Raptor fighters. Second, most of the US military's Raptor fighters are transferred from China, and the pilots are not very familiar with the situation in Afghanistan, far inferior to the F16 fighter pilots who have been serving in the Afghan battlefield all year round. Third, the US military believes that the backward F16 fighters are enough to complete the mission, and there is no need to send Raptor fighters. Finally, the U.S. military may also be considering saving waste. An F16 and an F22 fighter take off at the same time, and the consumption is not at the same level at all, and the various consumption of the F22 far exceeds that of the F16.
Shadows join the war......
This is something that the Americans did not expect at all, otherwise they would not have been so careless.
The escorting F16 fighters were wiped out.
The formation of four B52 bombers and two B2 bombers of the US military was already a little panicked. They didn't expect that what would have been a very easy bombing mission would actually be a death trip for them.
Bombers vs. fighters, that's a dead end, dead to the point that there is not even scum left.
"Oh God."
As Toms looked at more and more red dots exposed to the radar screen, Toms' face turned pale, and he counted a dozen enemy planes around them. They are already surrounded by enemies...... Thomas hurriedly asked for help from the ground command center in the rear, no matter what, he had to send Raptor fighters to help and destroy the enemy planes around him, otherwise they would all die ugly.
"This is B2 Bomber Group 1, our side has encountered an unknown enemy aircraft attack, request support, request support, the location is ......" Thomas anxiously called the Air Force ground command center over and over again. Hurry up, hurry up, time is life, I'm afraid they'll be done if it's too late.
After calling for help.
Thomas immediately ordered to disperse and flee, and the formation was a complete dead end.
Of course. Thomas is also selfish. The B52 bomber was not as fast as the B2 bomber he flew. Dispersed and fleeing, the B2 bomber has every chance to rely on high subsonic cruise to evade pursuit, once the distance is opened, the super stealth can increase the chance of escape.
How to calculate.
Scattering and running away is good for him!
"Hehe, it looks like I've caught a big fish." Lin Tao said with a smile, knocked out the escort fighters, and the US bombers were meat on the chopping board, and let him slaughter them.
Kill.
A chill poured out of Lin Tao's body. He roared, "Kill, shoot them all!" ”
Suddenly.
One Raptor after another killed the past like hungry wolves.
In fact, the ending was already doomed.
Four B52 bombers were quickly shot down, and the other two B2 bombers were just dying.
Knowing that an unknown enemy plane had appeared, Major General Will immediately ordered a combat squadron of Raptors to take off from the Baghlan Air Force Base, which is located closest to the battlefield, and rushed to rescue Toms and others, no, more precisely, to rescue the B2 stealth bombers! Up to now. The U.S. military has a total of 40 B2 stealth bombers in service, except for one that crashed in a training accident. Thirty-nine remained.
These stealth bombers, which are several times more expensive than gold, have appeared on battlefields around the world, bursting out with powerful combat power without losing a single one. His global reach and global destruction capability is the killer weapon of the United States to deter the whole world and a deterrent weapon!
If the B2 stealth bomber were shot down on the battlefield in Afghanistan, the impact would be severe.
Major General Will knows that there is a big trouble!
Ground command center.
All the personnel looked nervously at the radar screen, and the four green dots that disappeared meant that the four B52 bombers had been shot down by the enemy, but they didn't care about these except for their chagrin, and everyone was staring at the safety of the Liangjia B2 stealth bombers at this moment.
"Listen, Thomas, you are all the best pilots in the United States, and you should know what the B2 stealth bomber means to the United States, it can crash in peacetime training, but it must not be shot down by the enemy on the battlefield. Hold on, I've sent the Raptor Squadron to your rescue......" Major General Will roared.
"Understood!"
Thomas replied solemnly, beads of sweat already forming on his forehead.
Escape.
Be sure to escape. That's the only thought in Tom's head.
Two B2 stealth bombers, in case they are shot down...... Major General Will didn't dare to think about it anymore. He immediately called the Ministry of Defence, but the call went unanswered. He didn't know that at this moment, US President Rohm was holding a meeting, and the Secretary of Defense, Admiral Hill, was also in attendance, and they were discussing in high spirits to completely eliminate the Karzai rebels within half a year, and were preparing to send troops to attack the Shadow Star base.
"Damn ......"
Major General Will cursed.
Experience had told him that the chances of the two B2 stealth bombers returning safely were slim, and he wanted to inform China in advance to prepare for the incident.
Unable.
Admiral Will could only inform the commander-in-chief of the Afghan theater of operations, Admiral Kate, about this. As he expected, Admiral Kate was shocked to get the news and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Call.
"God, bless me!" Major General Will prayed in his heart.
……
The B2 bomber ran all the way.
And Lin Tao led everyone to chase and ran into this big fish, which made Lin Tao unbearable to give up.
Lock.
Air-to-air missiles, launch!
Lin Tao pressed the launch button without hesitation, and at the same time, the other two fighters also attacked, and three air-to-air missiles roared out.
Rumble.
Rumble.
Hit!
The B2 stealth bomber trembled violently, and immediately broke into several pieces, and a behemoth suddenly collapsed.
"Huh."
Lin Tao was very excited.
He understood all too well what it meant to shoot down a B2 bomber.
"Captain, another B2 bomber was hit, but it didn't crash......"
"Forget it, it's a surprise to be able to shoot down one." Lin Tao was not angry, the pursuit was so far, they had already ventured deeper, and it was too late to cry if they were locked by the US anti-aircraft missile.
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Five minutes passed.
The U.S. Army's Raptor fighter squadron is only late...... (To be continued......)